Canada

In the face of rifts over securitization issues and calls for conservation, Aris Mining intends to launch the Soto Norte mine in Santander, Colombia, in 2029.

A recent court ruling demonstrated the extent of Canadian complicity in mining deaths worldwide—and how far the country still has to go in recognizing its role.

Canada's image as a moderate force seeking multilateral dialogue on the situation in Venezuela is little more than rhetoric veiling Ottawa's increasingly interventionist role in Latin America. 

Manuel Pérez Rocha gives an update on the recent World Bank investor dispute settlement in favor of El Salvador, which dismissed Canadian gold mining company Pacific Rim's $250 million USD case against the El Salvadoran government.

The Canadian House of Commons passed a free trade agreement with Colombia on June 14, representing the deal's final major legislative hurdle. It still has to go through the Senate and be signed by the governor general, but this is basically a formality. For years Canadian activists have tenaciously fought to stave off the deal, which again represents the hemispheric vision and plans of the United States and Canada in the region based on the failed NAFTA model. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 edition of NACLA Report on the Americas.

In many parts of the Americas, the U.S.-led consensus about the “war on drugs” is beginning to fray. This is

It became official in February. The U.S.-Mexico free trade negotiations will include Canada as a full participant. Subject to Congressional

THE DRAMA BEGAN IN JUNE 1990 IN WIN- nipeg, the capital city of the province of Manitoba. A fluke of

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in January by Canada and the United States has profound implications for the entire

THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IS A COMPLEX legal document. The following provides a sample of how the FTA has worked

THE GROWING FUROR OVER THE FUTURE OF hydroelectric development in the James Bay area in northern Quebec seems to be